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that's prohibited in the law. but let's go back to what governor romney indicated; that under his plan he would be able to cover people with preexisting conditions. governor what your plan does is to duplicate what is already the law, which says that, you know, if you are out of health insurance for three months then you can end up getting continuous coverage and an insurance company can't deny you if it has been under 90 days. but that's already the law, and that doesn't help the millions of people out there with preexisting conditions. there's a reason why governor romney set up the plan that he did in massachusetts. it was the largest expansion of private insurance, but what it does say is is insurers you have got to take everybody. that also means you have more customers, but when governor romney says he replace it with something, but can't detail how it will in fact be replaced -- and the reason he set up the system he did in massachusetts is because there isn't a better way of dealing with the preexisting co
that's prohibited in the law. but let's go back to what governor romney indicated; that under his plan he would be able to cover people with preexisting conditions. governor what your plan does is to duplicate what is already the law, which says that, you know, if you are out of health insurance for three months then you can end up getting continuous coverage and an insurance company can't deny you if it has been under 90 days. but that's already the law, and that doesn't help the millions of...
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their six children -- actually five children and one daughter-in-law, the six -- these six individuals in the next generation now have more wealth than the bottom 30% of the american people. >> cenk: it's a stunning fact. >> al gore: i'm sure they are good people and all of that. it's not an attack on them but it is a vivid illustration of how our country is getting so unequal. and by the way, the ability of people to go into the stores and buy things and get the economy in healthier shape is severely damaged when all of that wealth is at the top. >> jennifer: what is so interesting to me is the sense of victimization that those who are very wealthy feel about this discussion on the tax policy. and it's not an attack on them. >> eliot: martin wolf said that something that is gaining popularity in europe is a wealth tax. there is a notion that you do have a wealth tax to permit overtime -- >> cenk: i wish them a lot of luck on that. we have about twoing minutes before the debate. i want to ask you guys who do you think is going to win? don't play the expectations game. eliot? >> eliot:
their six children -- actually five children and one daughter-in-law, the six -- these six individuals in the next generation now have more wealth than the bottom 30% of the american people. >> cenk: it's a stunning fact. >> al gore: i'm sure they are good people and all of that. it's not an attack on them but it is a vivid illustration of how our country is getting so unequal. and by the way, the ability of people to go into the stores and buy things and get the economy in...
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doesn't obama know -- i mean suppression laws are going on. we're out here fighting for him. >> bill: voter suppression. never mentioned that. >> caller: i.d. laws. we're fighting on the ground for him and he comes not ready to play. he should have said a b c d. where was the boxing going on? >> bill: you know, he knows his stuff. you know he knows this stuff. you know he was frustrated last night. i don't know why he didn't -- maybe he felt he couldn't engage but you know, i thought he had to. we wanted him to. >> caller: he was campaigning too much. maybe he needed three days to lay down and relax. maybe he's been doing too much. >> bill: i don't know. but they spent two days in henderson, nevada with john kerry preparing for this debate. i guess -- as i said before the break, maybe hiring john kerry as his debate coach was the first mistake. lee in los angeles. what do you say? >> caller: hi, bill press. i've been with you here in california. >> bill: we had some good days out there lee. >> caller: we did. you know what, bill? i didn't unde
doesn't obama know -- i mean suppression laws are going on. we're out here fighting for him. >> bill: voter suppression. never mentioned that. >> caller: i.d. laws. we're fighting on the ground for him and he comes not ready to play. he should have said a b c d. where was the boxing going on? >> bill: you know, he knows his stuff. you know he knows this stuff. you know he was frustrated last night. i don't know why he didn't -- maybe he felt he couldn't engage but you know, i...
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he passed a lot of major laws. but in 2000 they thought one of the reason gore loss was because of gun control. this is the advice given to democrats. stay away from guns because of the devastating impact on elections, end quote. there you have it. they think guns will loss lose elections for them. >> cenk: how about the devastating impact on our communities. i want to talk about the god game liars at nra. obama has spent his entire political career engaged in a seattley assault on your right to keep and bear arms. if he wins re-election to the white house, we will be immune against it ever increasing power. he should be thrilled with president obama. all president obama ever has gotten is straight f fs. >> barack obama, he's trying to appease gun owners. and they still keep killing him like this. he's not getting any traction with his pro-gun position. represent democrats and don't be afraid. this is typical of the president being afraid. these laws, the second amendment that's these people adhere to, it was draft
he passed a lot of major laws. but in 2000 they thought one of the reason gore loss was because of gun control. this is the advice given to democrats. stay away from guns because of the devastating impact on elections, end quote. there you have it. they think guns will loss lose elections for them. >> cenk: how about the devastating impact on our communities. i want to talk about the god game liars at nra. obama has spent his entire political career engaged in a seattley assault on your...
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the fact that paul ryan and mitt romney are going to go and try to change the law. bypass the supreme court, and say no no no we're going to outlaw the right to choose. and that's an outrage. and i thought vice president biden really explained that no catholic hospitals and institutions do not have to give out birth control. >> bill: paul ryan said that no abortion except for the three exceptions, right? and yet as a member of congress he has been no way no how, no exceptions. >> right. >> bill: and he like todd akin think there is such a thing as legitimate rape. so how can you trust paul ryan now on these -- on these issues. >> right you can't trust paul ryan because he has spent the last couple of years fighting against aborg in all cases. and even mitt romney -- he is all of the above. he will say whatever it takes to get elected. and if he gets in don't believe him. i don't trust him that he would even have these exceptions. >> bill: did the debate change anything? >> i think it did. look this is an election about turnout. and after last night, i think democrat
the fact that paul ryan and mitt romney are going to go and try to change the law. bypass the supreme court, and say no no no we're going to outlaw the right to choose. and that's an outrage. and i thought vice president biden really explained that no catholic hospitals and institutions do not have to give out birth control. >> bill: paul ryan said that no abortion except for the three exceptions, right? and yet as a member of congress he has been no way no how, no exceptions. >>...
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law under the guise of combating voter fraud. when i saw yesterday an investigation revealed under 1% was due to actually canvassers who didn't feel like working in the hot sun and spelling somebody's name. no vote was -- nobody's vote -- it wasn't like a name that didn't exist. and if this was -- if it was legitimate and rampant like legit voter fraud i think everybody would embrace and support it. but it is simply to disallow those who aren't going to be able to get to the polls. and it has created such confusion. >> stephanie: that's their point. even though they're losing is to create as much confusion as possible. the depressed turnout. all right. the president on the campaign trail in ohio. >> obama: i bet on american workers and american ingenuity. three years later that's paying off in a big way. >> that's his weekly radio address. >> stephanie: bill clinton. >> bill: when mr. wright said that governor romney was a car guy. if having an elevator in his house, i guess he was. >> stephanie: bill clinton is having too much f
law under the guise of combating voter fraud. when i saw yesterday an investigation revealed under 1% was due to actually canvassers who didn't feel like working in the hot sun and spelling somebody's name. no vote was -- nobody's vote -- it wasn't like a name that didn't exist. and if this was -- if it was legitimate and rampant like legit voter fraud i think everybody would embrace and support it. but it is simply to disallow those who aren't going to be able to get to the polls. and it has...
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this is what i do to that law. pull. [gunfire] i'm ron gould, and i approve this message because washington needs a straight shooter. >> cenk: there are so many things wrong with that ad. first, let's take a look at this gentleman. you have a police mustache. number two, flat top. get real. number three you're shooting at bill. number four, get serious gun-mentry herman cain did it, jorge robles did it. and number five, you're in arizona, that's where gabby giffords got shot. don't use a gun in your political ad to shoot
this is what i do to that law. pull. [gunfire] i'm ron gould, and i approve this message because washington needs a straight shooter. >> cenk: there are so many things wrong with that ad. first, let's take a look at this gentleman. you have a police mustache. number two, flat top. get real. number three you're shooting at bill. number four, get serious gun-mentry herman cain did it, jorge robles did it. and number five, you're in arizona, that's where gabby giffords got shot. don't use a...
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he's a partner with the fox law firm and he served in several high profile roles in u.s. state departments and in the united nations. welcome back inside "the war room." >> governor, it is great to be here. thanks for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. you tweeted about this. why was that the most important exchange of the debate especially since the fact checkers say president obama did not go on an apology tour. >> when you look at the cairo speech and the transcript, you can say he went overseas to the heart of the arab world and said the reason that there's trouble here in the arab world is because of colonialism and because of the cold war being used as proxies and he talked about palestinians being humiliated by our ally, israel. i think what governor romney is saying is that in a romney administration, we're going to go back to american leadership. we're going to go back to the kind of leadership that a democrat, john kennedy talked about in his inaugural speech. we don't hear let the word go forth from here to pay for the defense and liberty. that was in john f. ken
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and i'm sure every law enforcement officer in the country will grown as i say that but the local police department did not handle the columbine incident very well. so i think that's probably a good thing in this case. >> the fbi has a lot more experience in something of this magnitude. local cop jurisdictions just don't usually, unfortunately -- well, you know, fortunately. >> that's right. and one of the aspects of these suburban police departments is they are spread very wide. again, the fbi makes mistakes too, but it seems that is the appropriate agency in this case to be -- >> i agree how it is important not to politicize these events. we saw with the fort hood shooting that killer was believed to be a terrorist. having said that and again, we're trying very hard on this show not to get into too much speculation i want to ask you how the uk feels about the access to guns in america. is that something that is really conspicuous about our national identity to our friends overseas. >> absolutely. it's not just the uk. i have lived in a number of different countries and it is frightenin
and i'm sure every law enforcement officer in the country will grown as i say that but the local police department did not handle the columbine incident very well. so i think that's probably a good thing in this case. >> the fbi has a lot more experience in something of this magnitude. local cop jurisdictions just don't usually, unfortunately -- well, you know, fortunately. >> that's right. and one of the aspects of these suburban police departments is they are spread very wide....
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change immigration laws so we get the brightest mines in the world to the united states just four or five things i think that puts it out of reach for romney. >> stephanie: yep. one other favorite moment. >> there aren't enough rich people to tax to pay for all of their spending. the next time you hear them say don't worry about it watch out middle class, the tax bill is coming to you. we can cut tax rates by 20% -- >> it has never been done before. >> it has been done a couple of times. >> it has never been done before. >> jack kennedy lowered rated -- >> oh now you are jack kennedy. [ laughter ] >> one of the astounding things about this whole thing, and the vice president make the point last night but romney in the first debate said he is not going to cut taxes on people. they will pay the same amount if that is it where is his job program? if he is not going to reduce their taxes, where is his job program? he doesn't have one. >> stephanie: yeah. >> this whole thing about raising taxes on small business banks is hysterical. ryan said 53% of income would fall under small business
change immigration laws so we get the brightest mines in the world to the united states just four or five things i think that puts it out of reach for romney. >> stephanie: yep. one other favorite moment. >> there aren't enough rich people to tax to pay for all of their spending. the next time you hear them say don't worry about it watch out middle class, the tax bill is coming to you. we can cut tax rates by 20% -- >> it has never been done before. >> it has been done a...
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peter i think i have broken the law. that this diet pepsi is 20 ounces. >> that is illegal. that is practically a big gulp you have in your hands. >> bill: good thing we are in new york. we have been talking about the big lineup last night. the big stars of the evening were certainly duval patrick, julian castro, and then the first lady of the united states. carol is calling from florida. hi, carol, good morning. what did you think? >> caller: good morning, bill i agree with you about michelle obama. >> bill: oh, boy. >> caller: she was fabulous i also thought the same thing about her in 2008. she is a powerhouse. >> bill: and what was great was she was so positive you know. she looked great. she spoke great and her message was so positive and powerful and meaningful i thought and one that everybody could relate to. >> caller: absolutely bill. and that's why i briefly want to bring up having seen her last night, and the president, i guess tomorrow night. i just want to touch on last week's clown show over in tampa, and paul ryan, who i call mr. sarah palin, but also mitt rom
peter i think i have broken the law. that this diet pepsi is 20 ounces. >> that is illegal. that is practically a big gulp you have in your hands. >> bill: good thing we are in new york. we have been talking about the big lineup last night. the big stars of the evening were certainly duval patrick, julian castro, and then the first lady of the united states. carol is calling from florida. hi, carol, good morning. what did you think? >> caller: good morning, bill i agree with...
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video and that members of -- are "good people with good goals" which are trying to implement islamic law. sources say just because mr. quality alla is with it, does not mean that al-qaeda was not involved. >> he might have taken peter out back to the woodshed when he got home. >> left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. >> yeah. >> "l.a. times," "washington post," "new york times," reuters, "wall street journal," they're all reporting in the last four or five, six days that the intelligence community absolutely told the white house that this was based on a protest and it wasn't days later until after susan rice went on tv. it is across the board. everyone is saying the same thing. at some point i guess fox news sort of has to dip its toe into the real world. it is embarrassing because even when they do, four to six hours later, everyone is back on the air saying it is a big cover-up. >> stephanie: eric boehlert remains in the sidecar. we continue with right-wing world right after this on "the stephanie miller show." >> it's really weird but it is also the coolest thing i've ev
video and that members of -- are "good people with good goals" which are trying to implement islamic law. sources say just because mr. quality alla is with it, does not mean that al-qaeda was not involved. >> he might have taken peter out back to the woodshed when he got home. >> left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. >> yeah. >> "l.a. times," "washington post," "new york times," reuters, "wall street...
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in 2000, they broke the law to suppress the vote. this year, they're using the law to suppress it. >> bill: hmm. yeah. this takes us back not to the poll tax but to some things that resemble it. >> that's precisely right. let's keep in mind, back then, they said look, we had to have a poll tax because a man who couldn't afford to pay the poll tax -- his vote could be bought. they said we had to exclude women from voting because each man -- who was married would have two votes. i think probably reversing the reality inside of most homes. so they always have a -- so-called reason for doing this. this time, they're saying look, we've gotta have strict photo i.d. because the reality is that people could impersonate voters. well, the reality is that people don't. you know in pennsylvania, we took them into court and the state was forced to admit on the stand that no -- no one had ever prosecuted anybody of voter fraud. they never even investigated a case. there was no credible complaint in the history of the state. we've seen this in stat
in 2000, they broke the law to suppress the vote. this year, they're using the law to suppress it. >> bill: hmm. yeah. this takes us back not to the poll tax but to some things that resemble it. >> that's precisely right. let's keep in mind, back then, they said look, we had to have a poll tax because a man who couldn't afford to pay the poll tax -- his vote could be bought. they said we had to exclude women from voting because each man -- who was married would have two votes. i...
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he said he never praised the arizona anti immigration law. wrong. he excused president obama of waiting 14 days before calling the attack in libya an act of terror. wrong. and like joe biden before, president obama called mitt romney out on every lie. yep, we progressives needed a lift last night and president obama delivered it. have a great day folks see you right back here again tomorrow. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> stephanie: good morning welcome to talking liberally or as we've renameds it -- >> binders full of women. >> stephanie: there's one now. >> i want to be a sparkly trapper keeper! [ laughter ] >> stephanie: let's take a moment to say woot, woot, woot! go barack. did i say? everybody calm down for god's sakes. >> he took his biden
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what he's doing is he's answering our gun control law. by the time he gets back, he'll piss so many people, he will be hitler and it will attack us from the world. >> stephanie: there we go, that whole analogy again. >> the other thing is this nonsense about winston churchill's bust in the white house. it is some kind of liberal plot because he was a conservative. no. the first churchill bust was returned by the bush administration at the end of his presidency. there is a second bust which is still there in the oval office. >> stephanie: romney was like when i'm president i'll have the winston churchill bust. that was yet another olympic event, him back-pedaling. he won the original foot in your mouth, head up your ass gold medal. >> that's why i'm good at sport. >> underfire for days. he now says he repeated multiple times friday he thinks the city is ready. it looks like done done is ready. i'm convinced that the people here in london are ready for the games. >> go home you twit. >> athletes will take the stage. >> stephanie: no, actual
what he's doing is he's answering our gun control law. by the time he gets back, he'll piss so many people, he will be hitler and it will attack us from the world. >> stephanie: there we go, that whole analogy again. >> the other thing is this nonsense about winston churchill's bust in the white house. it is some kind of liberal plot because he was a conservative. no. the first churchill bust was returned by the bush administration at the end of his presidency. there is a second...
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>> in pennsylvania the voter id law would not have been at least an item to help get people to the polls, and in florida a judge issues a -- we have seen from florida, ohio nevada colorado, we have seen situations where the judges have stood on the side of the american people on this. we have a great website that's called gottovote.com, which tells state by state information that voters need to be ail to access the polls, and what requirements are. many states have registration deadlines this week. especially tomorrow is the last day where you can register to vote. >> bill: that's a very, very important. and what is the website? got gotta gottavote.com. >> yes gottatovote.com. >> bill: i like that. and stephanie i want to mention again for all of our viewers and listeners that on our website, billpressshow.com, we have a link rockthevote.com. and you can register to vote right on our website. we have been doing that and urging people to sign up right away. so they can -- they don't even have to leave home right? just click on rock the vote from our website, billpressshow.com and you are
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law does. the i.r.s. says that any tax status as a church cannot endorse a candidate or do anything that would imply the endorsement of a candidate. so i think they're walking on some slippery slopes here. >> bill: can bishops deny communion to catholic candidates that have voted pro choice. >> they can, they have, they do. i don't know that it would be a legitimate reason for doing it within the catholic church. the thing is we're just celebrating the 50th 50th anniversary of vatican two, our renewal program the law of the world for catholics it even is above the pope, because it's all of the bishops together in decision-making then it said that conscious is what is key. catholics need to form their own consciences to make choices about voting, about their ordinary lives about all sorts of moral concerns. it's the conscience that's getting lost here. >> bill: what is coming up? >> we've done nuns on the bus in missouri and stanton island. we're going to iowa enough one. we're going to be in madison or gr
law does. the i.r.s. says that any tax status as a church cannot endorse a candidate or do anything that would imply the endorsement of a candidate. so i think they're walking on some slippery slopes here. >> bill: can bishops deny communion to catholic candidates that have voted pro choice. >> they can, they have, they do. i don't know that it would be a legitimate reason for doing it within the catholic church. the thing is we're just celebrating the 50th 50th anniversary of...
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law. it could cost us 100,000 votes. >> by the republican party to pass laws dis disenfranchising voters. >> they've done the demographics. they know the numbers. >> cenk: so at the same time republicans love this, of course. what they're doing is across 26 different states they've already implemented or have voters legislation pending to is for voter indictment i.d. laws. they say if you want to vote, we have to see voter i.d. that may seem reasonable to foes who have driver's license. but a lot of people in the city don't have driver's license. is this all a begins dense or do they want less people to vote. let's go to the guy who was one of the guys who founded the heritage foundation among many conservative groups. what did he say decades about voting. >> they want everybody to vote. i don't want everybody to vote. elections are not won by a majority of people. they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. >> cenk: well, at least he was entirely clear abo
law. it could cost us 100,000 votes. >> by the republican party to pass laws dis disenfranchising voters. >> they've done the demographics. they know the numbers. >> cenk: so at the same time republicans love this, of course. what they're doing is across 26 different states they've already implemented or have voters legislation pending to is for voter indictment i.d. laws. they say if you want to vote, we have to see voter i.d. that may seem reasonable to foes who have...
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as law scholar adam winkler said the founding fathers instituted gung laws so intrusive that were they running for office today the nra would not endorse them. adam winkler joins us now to flesh out the one-dimensional view of history that has guided, unfortunately, our politics. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> eliot: let's begin with the nra. you wrote this remarkable article, and then the book lays out the deevolution of the nra and gun control. early on they fully embraced gun control, tell us about that. >> that's right. it was not always the no-compromise that we know today. in the 1930s the nra were in front of the gun control movement drafting laws that restricted the carrying of concealed firearms, and laws that now challenge the second amendment. >> eliot: you alluded that they supported a law that required that no one carry concealed weapon in public without a permit. they supported a two-day waiting period before you could buy a handgun which was the waiting period, one of the things that is too radical for the president to propose right now. and req
as law scholar adam winkler said the founding fathers instituted gung laws so intrusive that were they running for office today the nra would not endorse them. adam winkler joins us now to flesh out the one-dimensional view of history that has guided, unfortunately, our politics. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> eliot: let's begin with the nra. you wrote this remarkable article, and then the book lays out the deevolution of the nra and gun control. early on...
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law stalls in pennsylvania. that's next on "viewpoint." economy on barack obama is kinda like blaming your hangover on the guy making breakfast. i like mitt romney but i'm sorry. they guy has flipped more than a crack house mattress. this campaign has become so toxic, beverly hills housewives are now injecting it into their foreheads. (vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we probably won't regret it. >> eliot: it was supposed to be the thing that would help mitt romney win the state of pennsylvania. don't take my word for it. here's pennsylvania state house republican leader mike turzai in june. >> voter i.d. which will allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> eliot: actually, not quite done. on tuesday, a pennsylvania judge ruled that state officials cannot enforce this controversial new law in next month's presidential election. the reason as judge robert simpson who had upheld the l
law stalls in pennsylvania. that's next on "viewpoint." economy on barack obama is kinda like blaming your hangover on the guy making breakfast. i like mitt romney but i'm sorry. they guy has flipped more than a crack house mattress. this campaign has become so toxic, beverly hills housewives are now injecting it into their foreheads. (vo) so current gave him a weekly show. >> i love romney's debate style, but i tell you, if i could be that stiff for 90 minutes, i'd ... (vo) we...
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law thing and as you know, the supreme court a few years ago upheld voter i.d. laws in indiana. how, i don't know. because it's been described as a solution in search of a problem. there is no such thing as significant in person voter i.d. that justifies the adoption of these laws. pennsylvania, of course, is only one state that was moving ahead with these laws. this is big. it means that as many as 700,000 voters may not have to fight this kind of disenfranchisement this time around. >> eliot: as i said, texas -- it was found unconstitutional. >> texas. wisconsin. florida has faced this. >> eliot: florida in terms of early voting. so what had been a concerted effort on the part of the republican party to jam the laws through state legislature may in fact fail. kevin, give me your perspective on this. are they going to quit and say the courts have turned us down? >> it from my perspective i've been an organizer during voter education registration since the 1980s. and i remember going down to alabama, having to reregister folks to vote during the reagan administration. this keeps
law thing and as you know, the supreme court a few years ago upheld voter i.d. laws in indiana. how, i don't know. because it's been described as a solution in search of a problem. there is no such thing as significant in person voter i.d. that justifies the adoption of these laws. pennsylvania, of course, is only one state that was moving ahead with these laws. this is big. it means that as many as 700,000 voters may not have to fight this kind of disenfranchisement this time around. >>...
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they are going to break the law again. a couple of weeks ago craig smith resigned to goldman sacks and said the analysts there referred to clients and muppets. they should have referred to congress as puppets. the next time goldman saks analysts cross the line we indict the company. take back all of the money the ceo has learned in the last ten year. let's give them the right incentives, not a little slap on the wrist. something that will really the newest voice in cable news is on the new news network. >>jennifer granholm joins current tv. this former two term governor is politically direct. [ male announcer ] this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do...
they are going to break the law again. a couple of weeks ago craig smith resigned to goldman sacks and said the analysts there referred to clients and muppets. they should have referred to congress as puppets. the next time goldman saks analysts cross the line we indict the company. take back all of the money the ceo has learned in the last ten year. let's give them the right incentives, not a little slap on the wrist. something that will really the newest voice in cable news is on the new news...
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they are going to break the law again. a couple of weeks ago craig smith resigned to goldman sacks and said the analysts there referred to clients and muppets. they should have referred to congress as puppets. the next time goldman saks analysts cross the line, we indict the company. take back all of the money the ceo has learned in the last ten year. let's give them the right incentives, not a little slap on the wrist. something that will really hurt. because this game has gone on much too long. that's my view. candidate, an image where romney is anti gas. we take care of our own, not the mantra of the obama campaign but the first single from abuse abuse's newest album "wrecking ball." while politicians gravitated towards his songs, he rarely gravitated towards them until 2004 when he began campaigning with john kerry and in 2008 when he hit the campaign trial this time for president obama. he boss said he will not be campaigning this time, saying i prefer to stay on the sidelines. but that didn't stop the president from
they are going to break the law again. a couple of weeks ago craig smith resigned to goldman sacks and said the analysts there referred to clients and muppets. they should have referred to congress as puppets. the next time goldman saks analysts cross the line, we indict the company. take back all of the money the ceo has learned in the last ten year. let's give them the right incentives, not a little slap on the wrist. something that will really hurt. because this game has gone on much too...
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they are illegal under international law. they are illegal under domestic law. they are illegal under all laws. one quick quote: we are unaware of any precedent in the world, in leach war ii the korean war, vietnam war or any subsequent conflict for authorized systemic interrogation practices similar to those in question here. in other words there is no precedent for this being legal. now, you say well, that's under the bush administration. >> that's exactly right. on the second day of the obama administration, he said there will be no more torture. >> that's fantastic. right after that he said well we are not going to prosecutore any of these guys. if you don't prosecute them, it's just a matter of opinion. it's not illegal. what was his justification? well, let's listen. >> obviously we are going to be looking at past practices. and i don't believe that anybody is above the law. ordinarily on the other hand, i believe we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards. >> there is a lot i agree on the president with a lot of disagree. that's one of the mo
they are illegal under international law. they are illegal under domestic law. they are illegal under all laws. one quick quote: we are unaware of any precedent in the world, in leach war ii the korean war, vietnam war or any subsequent conflict for authorized systemic interrogation practices similar to those in question here. in other words there is no precedent for this being legal. now, you say well, that's under the bush administration. >> that's exactly right. on the second day of...
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if the analysis need only satisfy a rational basis for the law, most laws are upheld. if they have to specify strict scrutiny, the law will be found unconstitutional. this one they said is the intermediate characterization of heightened scrutiny and very few laws, survived heightened scrutiny and a serve conservative judge said sexual orientation needs to be tested against heightened scrutiny which means big win. >> it is a great constitutional thought but that's a little -- >> eliot: that's what i learned in one year of law school. >> with due process thrown in there. after today's decision and especially this case is now headed for the supreme court. the supreme court actually is probably going to hear this case and decide before next summer and if this ruling and its rational are upheld, what that means is any kind of classification based upon sexual orientation in any law anywhere in this country probably will not withstand a direct constitutional challenge because you won't be able to justify it any longer. >> eliot: the facts of this case, i think are emblematic
if the analysis need only satisfy a rational basis for the law, most laws are upheld. if they have to specify strict scrutiny, the law will be found unconstitutional. this one they said is the intermediate characterization of heightened scrutiny and very few laws, survived heightened scrutiny and a serve conservative judge said sexual orientation needs to be tested against heightened scrutiny which means big win. >> it is a great constitutional thought but that's a little -- >>...
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so enter narm law and the u.s. laws don't have to just be about reciprocity with the enemy. they are about speaking the same language as liberal peoples around the world. >> but very quickly, we only have a couple of seconds left when a terrorist organization gets a drone it can deploy
so enter narm law and the u.s. laws don't have to just be about reciprocity with the enemy. they are about speaking the same language as liberal peoples around the world. >> but very quickly, we only have a couple of seconds left when a terrorist organization gets a drone it can deploy
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he says is this really about law enforcement? yes! tom montag said about this deal called timber wolf by that timber wolf was one, let's say crappy deal. he is making money off of those clients laughing at them -- that's called fraud, tim! that's called fraud. you don't know that? you know that. but you are their man in washington. and remember karl lefen talking about this deal. [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal. >> so it's not like tim geithner can't know about it. there is a united states senator telling you over and over again here is one you could prosecute. well there are plenty of others. how about angelo mozilo who got rewarded hundreds of millions of dollars for his fraud. he said: and of course that's the product he was saying publicly what a wonderful product we have for you guys. that's called fraud! we had a special inspector general come out and tell us what was going on. everybody said tarp got paid back. no it didn't. here is what she said: con
he says is this really about law enforcement? yes! tom montag said about this deal called timber wolf by that timber wolf was one, let's say crappy deal. he is making money off of those clients laughing at them -- that's called fraud, tim! that's called fraud. you don't know that? you know that. but you are their man in washington. and remember karl lefen talking about this deal. [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal [ censor bleep ] deal....
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now you want to overturn that law . >> correct. >> cenk: but you're trying to block a law that the legislature legislators, and could we say a referendum that says black people cannot marry chinese people any more. >> well, here in washington the people have the power of authority, and we have the power of referendum. >> cenk: so the voters in i have the most common type of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but my doctor put me on pradaxa instead to reduce my risk of stroke. in a clinical trial, pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) reduced stroke risk 35% better than warfarin. and unlike warfarin, with pradaxa, there's no need for regular blood tests. that's really important to me. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have a bleeding condition like stomach ulcers, or take aspirin, nsaids, or blood thinners, or if y
now you want to overturn that law . >> correct. >> cenk: but you're trying to block a law that the legislature legislators, and could we say a referendum that says black people cannot marry chinese people any more. >> well, here in washington the people have the power of authority, and we have the power of referendum. >> cenk: so the voters in i have the most common type of atrial fibrillation, or afib. it's not caused by a heart valve problem. i was taking warfarin, but...
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you do have to give your dues to the union but it's an optional tax law. how many people would pay tax it is it was just optional, not a lot, right? the way to destroy the unions by taking that money out of the system even though the unions wind up representing all the workers in most of those scenarios. now the other objective is to get the workers to fight with one another. the guys who want to pay the dues. the guys who don't want to pay the dues. this is how brilliantly it worked in michigan as the workers fight each other. >> i support everybody. i'm not for myself. >> it shouldn't be a condition of employment that you have to join an union and have to pay dodues as a condition of employment to feed your family. >> cenk: oh, the koch brothers must have enjoyed that video immensely. yes, we got the workers to fight against one another while we take the great lion share. mission accomplished. president obama said in 2008 u man, if collective bargaining is questioned well, he was very clear on it. >> obama: understand this, if american workers are denied
you do have to give your dues to the union but it's an optional tax law. how many people would pay tax it is it was just optional, not a lot, right? the way to destroy the unions by taking that money out of the system even though the unions wind up representing all the workers in most of those scenarios. now the other objective is to get the workers to fight with one another. the guys who want to pay the dues. the guys who don't want to pay the dues. this is how brilliantly it worked in...
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secretly claims the law allows. we're talking about section 215 of the patriot act, which apparently the government is doing stunning things with it that are totally outside of what the text of the law says. they go on to clarify. we would also note that in recent months we have grown increasingly accidental about the actual value of the intelligence collection operation. this is come as a surprise to us as we were initially inclined to take the executive branch's assertions about the importance of this operation at face value. now, they've got classified information about how this is being abused, the patriot act. they're saying, we can't tell you, but it's really, really bad, and the president is barely making a case for why it's legal. and even if he is, that's also secret. this is an outrageous abuse of our civil liberties it appears. i'm going to bring to you sam seder. great to have you here. >> thanks, cenk. >> not what we were hoping for from a democratic president three years ago. >> who is a constitution a
secretly claims the law allows. we're talking about section 215 of the patriot act, which apparently the government is doing stunning things with it that are totally outside of what the text of the law says. they go on to clarify. we would also note that in recent months we have grown increasingly accidental about the actual value of the intelligence collection operation. this is come as a surprise to us as we were initially inclined to take the executive branch's assertions about the...
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the law that there are no enforcement of immigration laws and they have a problem, and. >> john: the counter argument, and i heard governor romney say the same thing. here is a president with the record number of deportations and send the national guards to the border and it was revealedded we've had a net zero increase in illegal immigration from 2005 to 2010. i even heard that president's policies have help slow the tide. >> we've create an economic environment where coming to america is not nearly as attractive for people who are coming. >> john: and maybe president bush should take credit for that. zero is zero. if it's not as big of a problem as it was. let me ask you bah-sill, is it election-year hype. >> no, the president came out and proactively game came out and made positive changes. one thing folks on the left may take issue is that the president doesn't take executive power enough. he has made significant progress. this law i'm afraid to go to arizona, quite frankly. i don't want to be racially profile. if you thought stop and frisk was bad this is significantly worse. i
the law that there are no enforcement of immigration laws and they have a problem, and. >> john: the counter argument, and i heard governor romney say the same thing. here is a president with the record number of deportations and send the national guards to the border and it was revealedded we've had a net zero increase in illegal immigration from 2005 to 2010. i even heard that president's policies have help slow the tide. >> we've create an economic environment where coming to...
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let's bring back paul campos, professor of law at the university of colorado at boulder. professor campos is there any chance that justice roberts got swayed by that message and other messages out there saying you will be considered par an hacks in >> we can't be for sure but i think there's a real possibility it played a role. ruling this unconstitutional would have been an extremely radical act. this is perhaps the most important piece of legislation passed by the federal government in decades. when you read the dissent, you can see how extreme these justices are. alito, scalia and thomas have an extremely reactionary philosophy that would throw out most of the deal. anthony kennedy has a long history of voting with business interests, so it was really left to john roberts to decide whether he wanted his legacy to be overseeing the most reactionary move by the supreme court in years, and at the last moment i think he just couldn't do it. >> kennedy, i wouldn't have been surprised if he votes with conservatives, but the harshness of his dissent surprised me. now is there
let's bring back paul campos, professor of law at the university of colorado at boulder. professor campos is there any chance that justice roberts got swayed by that message and other messages out there saying you will be considered par an hacks in >> we can't be for sure but i think there's a real possibility it played a role. ruling this unconstitutional would have been an extremely radical act. this is perhaps the most important piece of legislation passed by the federal government in...
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. >> it turns out that the romney family baptized his father-in-law, a desouth atheist who lived his life saying organized religion was hog wash. >> why did he agree to the baptism. >> you would assume he'd agreed, but he'd been dead 14 months when this occurred. >> you know these people are crazy. the guy is dead, underground. >> he's dead and buried. before dying he spent a lifetime saying that organized religion was hog wash yet the family and the romney family had worked to baptize his entire family and had great success baptizing his wife's siblings in you never could break the old man until the old man broke. >> i know all the religions have their particular beliefs et cetera, but baptizing a dead guy is just cuckoo for cocoa puffs. jews have said stop baptizing jews that died. >> in 1995, the mormon church said we will no longer baptize dead jews. the fact that there is a religion that has to say that is incredible. >> i'm with the father-in-law. once i'm dead, i'm dead, go ahead all of you baptize me, the mormon, catholics, whoever you want go for it. >> it's not going to do
. >> it turns out that the romney family baptized his father-in-law, a desouth atheist who lived his life saying organized religion was hog wash. >> why did he agree to the baptism. >> you would assume he'd agreed, but he'd been dead 14 months when this occurred. >> you know these people are crazy. the guy is dead, underground. >> he's dead and buried. before dying he spent a lifetime saying that organized religion was hog wash yet the family and the romney family...
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that's already the law. he is not covering those with preexisting conditions who can't get into the marketplace now or who haven't had insurance for a period of time because they can't afford it or some other prohibitive reason. >> they get to say the magic words preexisting condition and mean the exact opposite. >> they don't have to do anything that isn't already in place. >> how about the insurance companies? a lot of those proposals sounded good to us in legislation and when we want to do it voluntarily. what's the angle? >> it's a brilliant p.r. strategy. there's a couple of prongs to this. the first one is they've already raised premiums. they've been doing it since 2010 to pay for these concessions. they knew they were coming so jacked up premiums. why not continue to give them, they've already made their money. >> i always thought that was one of the biggest weaknesses of this legislation and i was split on it. i didn't love the mandate, et cetera but i thought there isn't good price controls, they c
that's already the law. he is not covering those with preexisting conditions who can't get into the marketplace now or who haven't had insurance for a period of time because they can't afford it or some other prohibitive reason. >> they get to say the magic words preexisting condition and mean the exact opposite. >> they don't have to do anything that isn't already in place. >> how about the insurance companies? a lot of those proposals sounded good to us in legislation and...
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we are seeing a lot of controversy over voter laws this season. and in ohio it's early voting that is causing a stir. last year the last three days of early voting were canceled for everyone except the military. the obama administration sued and it was agreed everyone must be allowed to vote the last three days before the election. now they are taking it to the supreme court, republicans once again pushing this through, coming from ohio secretary of state, john houston. more bill coming up after the break. stay with us. matter. education is the key. it is the vehicle. it's the way in which we evolve. every journey is different every possibility is unique. but the beginning, the beginning is my craft. i'm an ordinary person striving to achieve extraordinary things. it started with a dream and i'm on my way there. ♪ >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation, on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 27 days to go now, and mitt romney pulling ahead or even in the national polls. president obama fighting back. good
we are seeing a lot of controversy over voter laws this season. and in ohio it's early voting that is causing a stir. last year the last three days of early voting were canceled for everyone except the military. the obama administration sued and it was agreed everyone must be allowed to vote the last three days before the election. now they are taking it to the supreme court, republicans once again pushing this through, coming from ohio secretary of state, john houston. more bill coming up...
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most law enforcement officials are great people. they're courageous. they put their lives on the line every day for us, and they want to go home at the end of the day. we appreciate that very much about them. but we also know that they want to be effective. they want to do their jobs and carry out those responsibilities. when you have failed programs like these that interject themselves in people's lives by sneaking peeking, spying on good hard-working citizens you under cut the advantages that are necessary to be effective. time could be better spent to do other things that would be effective in solving crimes and stopping them, and the people of new york would feel better knowing that their lives their private lives are their own and they're not being intruded upon. >> eliot: i think that is exactly right. it's a careful balance. and one of the most compelling arguments against stop and frisk was that it did not net the outcome and results that the nypd thought it might. there weren't that many guns. there weren't that many criminals. there weren't t
most law enforcement officials are great people. they're courageous. they put their lives on the line every day for us, and they want to go home at the end of the day. we appreciate that very much about them. but we also know that they want to be effective. they want to do their jobs and carry out those responsibilities. when you have failed programs like these that interject themselves in people's lives by sneaking peeking, spying on good hard-working citizens you under cut the advantages that...
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. >> eliot: where is the law right now? congress has been told we haven't had new laws. d.c. versus heller was not an affirmative decision for those of who you believe in gun control. congress has been unwilling to pass a law that would ban semi assault reps or any limitations on the sale of ammo that obviously holmes got his hands on. what should be proposed? what is the sort of bill that could make it through? >> well, i think the kind of legislation we're talking about tonight banning high capacity magazines and also regulating the sale of ammunition are an important place to start. because high capacity magazines and really assault weapons like the one that was used in the aurora shooting are direct descendants of military weapons. i think our country needs to come to grips with the real question, do we want military weapons in circulation in the general population, used by anybody who wants to get them. there's no way we can detect people's mental illnesses. i mean psychiatry has been trying to do that for years and ha
. >> eliot: where is the law right now? congress has been told we haven't had new laws. d.c. versus heller was not an affirmative decision for those of who you believe in gun control. congress has been unwilling to pass a law that would ban semi assault reps or any limitations on the sale of ammo that obviously holmes got his hands on. what should be proposed? what is the sort of bill that could make it through? >> well, i think the kind of legislation we're talking about tonight...
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many, i suppose but one that jumps out at me which is the stand your ground laws generally. are they going to become a focal point for pushback, people saying, these are just an excuse for people to be vigilantes. should they be repealed? will this be a ongoing debate? >> i absolutely think so. of course they've also been brought into the public discussion with respect to the shootings over the weekend in tulsa. there has been some talk that those may have had something to do with the one shooter who reportedly was trying to avenge one of his parents' deaths. so i think people have realized these laws do possibly encourage vigilanteism and we don't want people just running around, you know, killing people whenever they can claim they feel intimidated. i could go on the street in d.c. right now and say someone scared me and i shouldn't be able to just say, they were suspicious they were intimidating. i am going to kill them. it's not how we expect the law to work in america. >> it puts in play the state of mind of the potential defendant in a way that makes for prosecutors ge
many, i suppose but one that jumps out at me which is the stand your ground laws generally. are they going to become a focal point for pushback, people saying, these are just an excuse for people to be vigilantes. should they be repealed? will this be a ongoing debate? >> i absolutely think so. of course they've also been brought into the public discussion with respect to the shootings over the weekend in tulsa. there has been some talk that those may have had something to do with the one...
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if we need to change the law change the law. >> we need to change the law to have a constitutional amendment that prevent these super packs. >> that's a different question. >> well, i mean when we say change the law, if we're going to really do it, try to get secrecy out and get corporate money out, don't you think that we should be for all sides saying that corporations are not people for the purpose of political speech and spending. >> if we're going to do that for corporations, we need to do it for unions. one point, you have to change the constitution. >> agreed. >>. on the show uming up is buddy romer. this has been his deal, we've got to change the u.s. constitution to make this system sane, because right now, it's insane. >> let's talk about super packs. we both went through this experience in california. i ran three very large political action committees. >> for the chamber is really a wholly owned subsidiary of the republican party. >> absolutely not, we supported moderate -- it wasn't in michigan. >> we went from packs to independent expenditure committees. i don't know that you ag
if we need to change the law change the law. >> we need to change the law to have a constitutional amendment that prevent these super packs. >> that's a different question. >> well, i mean when we say change the law, if we're going to really do it, try to get secrecy out and get corporate money out, don't you think that we should be for all sides saying that corporations are not people for the purpose of political speech and spending. >> if we're going to do that for...
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there has been work done and not surprisingly it's a bad law but governor rick scott of florida won't admit it. he whitewashes a bad law. >> cenk: really, rick scott not admitting to doing something wrong. >> eliot: shocking. >> cenk: looking forward to it. see you in a minute. ñ
there has been work done and not surprisingly it's a bad law but governor rick scott of florida won't admit it. he whitewashes a bad law. >> cenk: really, rick scott not admitting to doing something wrong. >> eliot: shocking. >> cenk: looking forward to it. see you in a minute. ñ
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our hates crime law is a penalty enhancement law. there are some instances where there's the ability to achieve the same sentencing without pursueing the enhancement under the hates crime law. that's a contributing factor. our organization has worked for the last several legislative sessions to pass legislation to study our state law and identify the impediments to the use of the law in this state and there are many. >> cenk: chuck smith, thank you so much for joining us. i want the audience to know, too, that there is a little bit of good news. christina is apparently awake now. of course, let's all hope that she gets better. >>> now when we come back, a cnn columnist says the fast fast and furious program and other things that might be done in our government let's not be too nosy. >> gunfire broke out and an agent was killed. the real world and politics collide on "the gavin newsom show." for elon musk what could possibly be next? watch "the gavin newsom show." . what happened to george prescott bush. >> no, he was jeb bush's son.
our hates crime law is a penalty enhancement law. there are some instances where there's the ability to achieve the same sentencing without pursueing the enhancement under the hates crime law. that's a contributing factor. our organization has worked for the last several legislative sessions to pass legislation to study our state law and identify the impediments to the use of the law in this state and there are many. >> cenk: chuck smith, thank you so much for joining us. i want the...
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and even without a decision, the arizona law is already having an impact. last year besides arizona, five other states have introduced copycat legislation. so you are seeing it roll across the country. now joining us from washington to talk about the arguments today and the impact we're already having is the director of immigration and national campaigns for the national counsel of laraza which is the largest latino civil rights organization in the country. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i know you were outside the supreme court today. based on the reports that you heard, what do you think is going to happen? >> well you know, it's hard to predict what the court will do and obviously, i think there is concern based on the questions that came up, but we definitely think the evidence shows that our country needs one national immigration law, and one that doesn't trample on the rights of not only immigrants, but fellow americans. >> do you think that the questions signal that they may not be going in that direction? is that wh
and even without a decision, the arizona law is already having an impact. last year besides arizona, five other states have introduced copycat legislation. so you are seeing it roll across the country. now joining us from washington to talk about the arguments today and the impact we're already having is the director of immigration and national campaigns for the national counsel of laraza which is the largest latino civil rights organization in the country. thank you so much for joining us....